diff --git a/man/freedombone-backup-local.1.gz b/man/freedombone-backup-local.1.gz
index ef937397..9a66ea2c 100644
Binary files a/man/freedombone-backup-local.1.gz and b/man/freedombone-backup-local.1.gz differ
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-local b/src/freedombone-backup-local
index fc7416ea..9dc856b9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-local
@@ -197,17 +197,6 @@ function make_backup_directory {
     fi
 }
 
-function remove_backup_directory {
-    if [ $1 ]; then
-        if [[ $1 == "remove" ]]; then
-            if [ ! -d $USB_MOUNT/backup ]; then
-                rm -rf $USB_MOUNT/backup
-                echo $'Existing backup directory removed'
-            fi
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
 function check_storage_space_remaining {
     # Check space remaining on the usb drive
     used_percent=$(df -k $USB_MOUNT | tail -n 1 | awk -F ' ' '{print $5}' | awk -F '%' '{print $1}')
@@ -342,8 +331,27 @@ function backup_directories {
     done
 }
 
+function remove_backup_directory {
+    if [ $1 ]; then
+        if [[ $1 == "remove" ]]; then
+            if [ ! -d $USB_MOUNT/backup ]; then
+                rm -rf $USB_MOUNT/backup
+                echo $'Existing backup directory removed'
+                unmount_drive
+                exit 0
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# has the remove option been set ?
+remove_option=$2
+if [[ $1 == "remove" ]]; then
+    remove_option=$1
+fi
+
 mount_drive $1 $2
-remove_backup_directory $2
+remove_backup_directory $remove_option
 make_backup_directory
 check_storage_space_remaining
 backup_users